Sweet wins IL Manager of the year

by justin007000 on Sep 1, 2009 4:40 PM EDT

Why not give Sweet the bump up to the Big Leagues? He has been a minor league manager for 21 years, and has suffered 9 losing seasons. He has been in Louisiville since 2005 and has only suffered one losing season. Dusty Baker has been at the helm for two dreadful seasons.

There are some other things that should be remembered. Rick Sweet may not have the temperament to handle Big League egos. Some say that sunk Dave MIley. Another thought that should be remembered. Dave Miley had a similar resume to Rick Sweets. Also the Reds very own third base coach won the Southern League Manager of the year in 1996.

I think Rick Sweets accomplishments have earned him a promotion, but I don't know how much of an improvment he would be over Bob Boone, Dave Miley, Jerry Narron, Pete McKannin, or Dusty Baker. But he would be a cheap replacment when Dusty is inevitably fired next season.

The Reds may also feel that Sweet has reached his comfort zone, and don't want to lose and excellent AAA manager. The organization may feel that Sweet does an excellent job of helping develop young baseball players, and promoting him means they have to replace him. Never be too good at your job, or your won't get promoted. f course that is a little different in professional baseball because he can go else where if an organization wants him to be on a Major League coaching staff. Plus if they promote him and he fails at the big league level, he is out of the organization for good, much like Dave Miley.

But I gotta believe that next year is time for Dusty to put out, or he is out. Who do you want to see in Cincinnati come opening day 2011?

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This time next year, Rick Sweet will be manager of the Reds.

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by BK on Sep 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Not if Bob C is still the owner

Instead we’ll fire Dusty and hire Willie Randolph

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by nycredsfan on Sep 2, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Let us Welcome the new Dave Miley

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
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by Madville on Sep 1, 2009 4:59 PM EDT reply actions

In the year 2011

Base runners will be replaced with Base Hoverboardists

Baseballs will be holograms

Foul-line poles will be made out of crazy-Inflatable arm-flailing tube-men

Wrigley Field’s ivy will be replaced with poison ivy

Paul Janish will be mostly Borg, But will still appear to be a Jewish Borg

by Excalib8 on Sep 1, 2009 5:11 PM EDT reply actions

That's racist!

(Is Janish Jewish? Do they allow Jews in Houston?)

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by BubbaFan on Sep 1, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions

we went over Janish's ethnicity earlier

some think that since he’s from Texas, he’s Texas Deutsch. Sister D also mentioned the German extraction.

I guess he could be Jewish as well, but Occam’s Razor says no. But who knows? It’s all good as long as the Reds don’t do a Mike Jacobs.

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by Cy Schourek on Sep 1, 2009 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Only Orthodox

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor.
George Carlin

by Madville on Sep 1, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

thank you

by Excalib8 on Sep 1, 2009 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Sweet will manage in the majors soon but probably not for the Reds

by GrooveLeg on Sep 2, 2009 10:39 AM EDT reply actions

and i lol'd a little bit when you said Dusty needs to 'put out'.

he and my senior prom date have something in common there.

by GrooveLeg on Sep 2, 2009 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

I like Rick Sweet as the next Reds manager.

He won’t have many veteran egos to deal with because we’re such a young team that is not ruled by ego-heavy veteran presences. Also, Rick has nurtured many of the members of our current roster, and they all love him. Dusty will run out his huge contract, and perhaps be shown the door a little early. There’s no way Dusty is gone before opening day.

"He's bending over, trying to rub it out." - Dodger broadcaster Charlie Steiner, speaking of Brandon Phillips' calf cramp.

by PeteyHendrix on Sep 2, 2009 7:02 PM EDT reply actions